Participants will meet MHI staff at the Kemah Aquarium on the Kemah Boardwalk. The aquarium is home to a wide variety of fish, sharks, stingrays and more. Participants will have a chance to pet the stingrays and shop in the gift store. By participating in this Tuesday Connection event, participants will be out in their […]
Mounting Horizons will be offering Mobility Training to learn about different public transportation options available for and around the Galveston County area. In the training, participants will learn how to set up public transportation through their primary provider and connect with alternative options. Participates will learn how to advocate about their transportation needs in varies […]
During these sessions, participants will engage in basic Money Skills activities, such as money counting. Through active involvement, attendees will develop the ability to discern the appropriate currency required for purchases and verify that they receive accurate change. By mastering these monetary abilities, participants will enhance their independence in the community when exchanging money.
During these sessions, participants will engage in activities to practice basic Budgeting Skills. Discussions on values and aspirations will guide them in setting personal goals. After assessing their financial resources, participants will draft their own monthly budgets, allocating funds for spending and saving. Through activities focused on tracking expenses and understanding the prices of different […]
Participants will meet MHI staff at the Walter Hall Park pavilion for a picnic and a game of Two Truths and a Lie. Participant needs to bring a sack lunch and come prepared to honor National Debunking Day by sharing two truths and one lie about yourself. Other participants will take turns guessing which statement […]
Our first training will focus on becoming disability aware and able to understand your individual strengths, symptoms, and barriers relating to being on the Autism spectrum. We’ll take a dive into common experiences have with being on the spectrum, be able to identify specific symptoms and barriers we each deal with, share our experiences in […]
This training will focus on becoming disability aware and able to understand your individual strengths, symptoms, and barriers relating to having anxiety. We’ll take a dive into common experiences folks have with anxiety, be able to identify specific symptoms and barriers we each deal with, share our experiences in a peer support format, and begin […]
Participant will practice their knife skills by helping make Chicken Caesar Salad. They will review the recipe before starting, gather and measure ingredients, follow recipe steps, and clean-up directions. Participant will get to taste their finished product and take home a copy of the step-by-step recipe (including clean-up directions) if wanted. This will enable the […]
During these sessions, participants will engage in activities to practice basic Budgeting Skills. Discussions on values and aspirations will guide them in setting personal goals. After assessing their financial resources, participants will draft their own monthly budgets, allocating funds for spending and saving. Through activities focused on tracking expenses and understanding the prices of different […]
Youth from Clear Brook HS and Clear Falls HS will learn how to take a goal and break it down into manageable steps. We’ll walk through a sample SMART goal, collaborating as a group to determine the steps needed to accomplish the goal. The group will work together to draw, write, and discuss for each […]
During these sessions, participants will engage in basic Money Skills activities, such as money counting. Through active involvement, attendees will develop the ability to discern the appropriate currency required for purchases and verify that they receive accurate change. By mastering these monetary abilities, participants will enhance their independence in the community when exchanging money.
Youth from Friendswood HS will learn about healthy reactions to challenges or problems that can arise with goals they set for themselves. We'll complete activities geared towards creating positive inner self talk and how to handle failure or setbacks in a way that is not damaging to one's self esteem or future goal setting efforts. […]
Participant will practice their knife skills by helping make Chicken Caesar Salad. They will review the recipe before starting, gather and measure ingredients, follow recipe steps, and clean up directions. Participant will get to taste their finished product and take home a copy of the step-by-step recipe (including clean-up directions) if wanted. This will enable […]
Mounting Horizons will be offering Mobility Training to learn about different public transportation options available for and around the Galveston County area. In the training, participants will learn how to set up public transportation through their primary provider and connect with alternative options. Participates will learn how to advocate about their transportation needs in varies […]
During this Peer support-focused workshop, participants will learn the difference between informal and formal supports, identify their current supports, decide what supports they feel they need, and set up/share a personal support goal. By participating in this peer-focused activity, participants will work on their social and emotional learning skills, strengthen their self-determination skills, and have […]
At this point in the training, we have learned to describe our disabilities in our own words, can identify the symptoms/barriers we experience as well as any triggers that impact our mental health. Now, we will work on exploring coping strategies that we can utilize to help us cope with disability-related symptoms and both internal […]
Participants will work alongside advocate to do a brief evaluation of program activities thus far, before jumping into activities relating to accommodations in the workplace and other settings. Participants will complete activities and questionnaires that help them define their learning style and support needs. We'll watch videos that explain the disability disclosure process, practice utilizing […]
Participants will meet MHI staff at Holly Berry Tea Room in League City for an old-fashioned tea party. Wear a hat, pick out your tea, and enjoy a sweet treat in this quaint tea room. Time permitting, after tea, we can explore the nearby shops in the historic Founders Square. By participating in this Tuesday […]
During these sessions, participants will engage in activities to practice basic Budgeting Skills. Discussions on values and aspirations will guide them in setting personal goals. After assessing their financial resources, participants will draft their own monthly budgets, allocating funds for spending and saving. Through activities focused on tracking expenses and understanding the prices of different […]
During this workshop, participants will explore where values come from (such as family, friends, and culture), identify their own personal values, discuss how their own preferences can lead to new social experiences, and be able to identify their dislikes and strategies for working through discomfort to reach their goals. By reviewing these topics with their […]
Participants will build off the previous lesson on reasonable accommodations by getting the opportunity to test in real time low-to-mid tech options they can use in the community and on a worksite. We'll roleplay the disclosure process and practice making an accommodation request, creating tools that we can utilize in the future to support us […]
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